The Ashbrook Center at Ashland University is proud to announce the 2010 Ohio History Teacher of the Year Award. Part of the National History Teacher of the Year contest sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the History Channel, and Preserve America, the Ohio History Teacher of the Year Award recognizes outstanding teachers of American history in Ohio's secondary schools. This year's Ohio History Teacher of the Year will be recognized with a $1000 prize, the opportunity to attend an Ashbrook Summer Institute and a Gilder Lehrman summer seminar, and the presentation of a collection of historical and educational materials for the winner's school. The winner will become a finalist for the National History Teacher of the Year Award.
This year's award is for teachers of grades 7 through 12. The 2011 award is open to teachers of grades K-6. Nominees should be full-time middle, junior high, or high school teachers who teach American history (including Ohio or local history) as one of the subjects they are responsible for in the classroom. Nominees should also have at least three years of classroom experience teaching American history in a secondary school. Nominees may be from public or private schools.
Nominations must be received by Monday, March 15, 2010. Nominations may be made by a department or division head, a school director, social studies director, principal, superintendent, student, parent, colleague, friend, or family member.
Nominations should be made online at the website of the Gilder Lehrman Institute. The nomination should include the name and contact information for the nominee and a short statement indicating why the nominee is an outstanding teacher of American history. Please DO NOT send written nominations to the Ashbrook Center office.
Nominees will be contacted by email and will be invited to submit supporting materials to the Gilder Lehrman office to be considered for the Ohio award.
For more information, please contact the Ashbrook Center by phone at (419) 289-5608 or by email cpascare@ashland.edu.
If you are not from Ohio, but are interested in nominating someone from your own state, visit the Gilder Lehrman Institute's national contest page for more information.